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Important steps in renewing Medicaid for older adults, people with disabilities

Important steps in renewing Medicaid for older adults, people with disabilities

08/09/2023 04:51 PM

400-acre blaze 100% contained in Hays County

400-acre blaze 100% contained in Hays County

HAYS COUNTY — At approximately 3:13 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, Hays County and state agencies received a request for assistance on a fire burning north of San Marcos. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental, caused by equipment use. Dozens of agencies would soon respond to a fire that, as of Thursday, Aug. 10, is still burning 400 acres in grass and brush fuels with 100% containment. According to Hays County officials, crews will be monitoring and patrolling containment lines on Tuesday, ensuring that hot sports are handled. Temporary Flight Restriction has been lifted over the area. Fire is staffed today with 35 personnel, cindluing two of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) strike teams and supporting personnel from the Texas A&M Forest Service and Hays County. 08/09/2023 04:00 PM

15.5-acre wildfire 100% contained in Kyle

15.5-acre wildfire 100% contained in Kyle

08/08/2023 09:06 PM

Citizens Sheriff Academy now accepting applications

Citizens Sheriff Academy now accepting applications

08/02/2023 11:00 PM

Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival could be in its final year

Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival could be in its final year

— The Hays County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy is now accepting applications for the 2023-B basic class. According to Sheriff Gary Cutler, the course will tentatively begin on Sept. 7. 08/02/2023 10:50 PM

KFD Chief: 'It's a tinderbox out there'

KFD Chief: 'It's a tinderbox out there'

KYLE — In the throes of a historic heat wave and drought, wildfires have consumed acres across Hays County following fires in San Marcos, Buda and Wimberley in late July. Hays County has had a burn ban in effect since July 11 after Hays County Fire Marshal Mark Wobus provided a recommendation to the commissioners court. 08/02/2023 10:40 PM

Hays County Commissioners Court approves new stop signs

Hays County Commissioners Court approves new stop signs

By Brittany Kelley HAYS COUNTY — At its July 25 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved threeway and four-way stops at several intersections around the county in response to requests from local residents. 08/02/2023 10:30 PM

YMCA names new executive director

YMCA names new executive director

— The Greater Austin YMCA has named Dione Booker as the new senior executive director, in which she will be overseeing the Hays Communities and Springs Family YMCAs. 08/02/2023 10:20 PM

Ascension Seton Hays announces new leadership

Ascension Seton Hays announces new leadership

— Ascension Seton Hays is now under new leadership. 08/02/2023 10:10 PM

Local Boy Scout builds sports shed at Kyle Elementary

Local Boy Scout builds sports shed at Kyle Elementary

— Noah Saul, 15, is an upcoming sophomore at Hays High School; however, instead of spending his summer hanging out with friends or playing video games, he created a sports shed and an activity/art walk for students at Kyle Elementary School. 08/02/2023 10:00 PM

Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District forsees transitioning to Stage IV drought

Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District forsees transitioning to Stage IV drought

— The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) anticipates it will need to change from a Stage III to Stage IV drought status as there has been a downward trajectory in the flow of Barton Springs since 2022. 08/02/2023 09:50 PM

Night Skies: Our forgotten natural infrastructure

Night Skies: Our forgotten natural infrastructure

– We tend to take the natural world for granted, until one day we notice it’s gone. Central Texas is a big place, once full of wide-open skies, infinite wildflowers, and dark, but brilliantly lit starry nights. In most places of the Hill Country, you can still see the Milky Way on a clear night. Connecting our collective view of the cosmos is one of the most precious and aweinspiring gifts of nature. 08/02/2023 09:40 PM

I want to love to read books

I want to love to read books

08/02/2023 09:30 PM

Accused soon to get pretrial relief in Hays County

Accused soon to get pretrial relief in Hays County

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court received a status update on staffing, procedural processes and future plans for the Hays County Jail population from the newly appointed Director of Court and Pretrial Services Randy Focken at its July 25 meeting. 08/02/2023 09:20 PM

Buda celebrates opening of pavilion

Buda celebrates opening of pavilion

08/02/2023 09:10 PM

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